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- The central government issued a draft notification on July 27 to designate 9,993.7 square kilometers in Kerala as an ecologically sensitive area.
- This proposal covers 131 villages across 12 districts and includes significant areas of human settlement and agricultural land.
- Finalization of the notification would impose strict regulations on construction, mining, quarrying, and land transactions.
- Thousands of complaints have been filed by the public as the deadline for submissions approaches.
What to watch next
- Final government response to the influx of public complaints
- Potential legislative action or resolution by the Kerala State Assembly
- Availability of clear, village-level maps for the proposed ecologically sensitive zones
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Named India · Karnataka · Kerala · Western Ghats · Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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